We’ve seen Dr. James Hamblin and his somewhat off-kilter, off-beat comic approach to health issues before. In this new video in his “If Our Bodies Could Talk” series, sponsored by The Atlantic, he explores the role of big data and Government initiatives.
Category: science and tech
Scott Kelly Headed Home
Huffpo has pretty good coverage here. Also try NASA TV.
A Possible Future of Computing
The Sultan’s Dowry Problem
Not that this is very relevant any more for me … but, if math interests you (and I would argue that it should), you might want to know how to make a calculation that gives the best odds of achieving a satisfactory choice of life partner.
Read this explanatory piece from the Washington Post. And you can find out about the Sultan’s Dowry here at Wolfram.
The DoubleEnder
Kansas City friend and old college roommate Herman sends me a link to this:
Facebook Remedy
I’m pretty sure there are some Facebook users out there, so I will pass on this advice from some of my ex-colleagues:
fwiw …
what3words
The Fletcher Capstan Table
Brother Dennis brings this fascinating, amazing piece to our attention …
Recycling Rockets
They did it last night.
Driverless Cars and Moral Dilemmas
Consider the questions raised in this piece:
http://qz.com/536738/should-driverless-cars-kill-their-own-passengers-to-save-a-pedestrian/